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Episode 76: NuFund Executive Director and Co-Fund Manager Ashok Kamal on A Faster Angel Model
Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention:
① Angel groups can combine community with a more predictable investment process: Ashok explains how NuFund moved from individual checks to an annual pooled fund, created a 30-...
Episode 75: Tourist Town → Tech Hub with Bridge Angel Investors Linda Jellison and Peter Offringa
Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention:
① Member-led does not have to mean volunteer-run: Bridge Angel Investors reached a point where members simply did not have enough time to handle sourcing, meetings, administra...
Episode 74: SaaS Isn’t Dead | Lighter Capital CEO Melissa Widner
Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention:
① The SaaS apocalypse has not really shown up: Melissa explains what Lighter Capital is seeing across its portfolio of B2B SaaS companies. AI has not created mass churn among...
Episode 73: Why Food Tech Is So Hard to Fund with New York Angels Executive Director Peter Bodenheimer
Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention:
① A product can be 10x better and still fail: Peter explains why food tech is such a difficult category for startup investors. Food is a low-margin, high-volume business, whic...
Episode 72: When the Deal Goes Sideways | TEN Capital Network Founder and CEO Hall Martin on Angel Investing’s Next Era
Today's episode explores three ideas that caught my attention:
① The biggest angel investing risk may not be failure: Hall explains why the deal that goes sideways can be more frustrating than the deal that goes under. A failed startup is...
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